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'''HAMPSHIRE''' | '''HAMPSHIRE''' | ||
[[File:hampshir.jpg|center]] | [[File:hampshir.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Per fess Gules and Or in chief a Royal Crown proper and in base a Rose Gules barbed and seeded proper.<br> | '''Arms''' : Per fess Gules and Or in chief a Royal Crown proper and in base a Rose Gules barbed and seeded proper.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : Within a Saxon Crown a twin-towered Castle Or, Mantled Gules doubled Or.<br> | '''Crest''' : Within a Saxon Crown a twin-towered Castle Or, Mantled Gules doubled Or.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''' : Standing upon a grassy Compartment Vert semy of Roses Gules barbed and seeded proper on the dexter side a Lion rampant guardant Or gorged with a Collar and pendant therefrom by a chain a pair of Swords in saltire points uppermost Azure and on the sinister side a Stag also rampant guardant Or gorged with a Naval Crown pendant therefrom by a chain an Anchor proper.<br> | '''Supporters''' : Standing upon a grassy Compartment Vert semy of Roses Gules barbed and seeded proper on the dexter side a Lion rampant guardant Or gorged with a Collar and pendant therefrom by a chain a pair of Swords in saltire points uppermost Azure and on the sinister side a Stag also rampant guardant Or gorged with a Naval Crown pendant therefrom by a chain an Anchor proper.<br> | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on July 13, 1992. | The arms were officially granted on July 13, 1992. | ||
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The crest shows a Saxon crown and castle and symbolises the links with the Saxon Kingdom of Wessex, of which Winchester was the capital. The castle also symbolises the role of Hampshire in defending the country. | The crest shows a Saxon crown and castle and symbolises the links with the Saxon Kingdom of Wessex, of which Winchester was the capital. The castle also symbolises the role of Hampshire in defending the country. | ||
[[Literature]] : Leaflet published by and send to me by the Hampshire county council. | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Leaflet published by and send to me by the Hampshire county council. | |||
[[Category:British County Councils]] | [[Category:British County Councils]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1992]] | [[Category:Granted 1992]] | ||